. The farmer's veterinary adviser, a guide to the prevention and treatment of disease in domestic animals. Veterinary medicine; Veterinary hygiene. Larger Parasites. 147 If the bones are not softened tlie point to be perforated must be ascertained from the symptoms. If tlie sheep turns to one side, open a little in front of the correspond- ing ear and about half an inch from the median Mne oi the skuU. If the head is elevated and the walk straight forward without much terror or disorderly movement, open at the same level but in the median line. If there is awk- ward, hesitating movement, much
. The farmer's veterinary adviser, a guide to the prevention and treatment of disease in domestic animals. Veterinary medicine; Veterinary hygiene. Larger Parasites. 147 If the bones are not softened tlie point to be perforated must be ascertained from the symptoms. If tlie sheep turns to one side, open a little in front of the correspond- ing ear and about half an inch from the median Mne oi the skuU. If the head is elevated and the walk straight forward without much terror or disorderly movement, open at the same level but in the median line. If there is awk- ward, hesitating movement, much terror, flurry and stumbling, open in the median line further back. A flap of skin is to be dissected up from the bone, large enough to admit a trephine one-eighth inch in diameter (in an emergency a gimlet wiU do) with which the bone is to be perforated. After this the cannula and trochar is used as above advised. If more than one cyst should be present the operation may require repetition, and with care recoveries often en- sue. A bag of ice on tlie head may remove symptoms but does not kill the worm. ECHINOCOCCUS DISEASE. The Taenia Echinococous, a tapeworm of the dog, not ex- Fig. Fig. 2—^Taenia Echinococcus magnified (Cobbold' Fig. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Law, James, 1838-1921. Ithaca [N. Y. ] The author
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